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Steel and Wool

by Kim Beggs

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Steel and Wool by Kim Beggs Key A (G capo 2) INTRO: 1 6m 5 6m 1 6m 5 6m 1 6m 5 6m 5 56m 5 56m 5 56m 5 56m Hanging out in the deep south Getting by hand to mouth Got more soul than a buffalo Got more spirit than a scarecrow Making music outta steel and wool A little push, a little pull Steam whistle and a wild card Leg wrestle and a pound of lard 1 6m 5 6m I made it home to the far north Not so easy to back and forth Got more soul than a grizzly bear Got more spirit than a nightmare Making music outta steel and wool A little push, a little pull Steam whistle and a wild card Leg wrestle and a pound of lard Break 1 6m 5 6m 1 6m 5 6m Taking time, taking hands Getting by in a wasteland Broken souls, broken heart Broken spirit is the benchmark Making music outta steel and wool A little push, a little pull Steam whistle and a wild card Leg wrestle and a pound of lard Making music outta steel and wool A little push, a little pull Steam whistle and a wild card Leg wrestle and a pound of lard
2.
Not a Man of God By Kim Beggs Key of C Intro: E7…..| Am…| Am…| E7…..| Am…| Am…| E7…..| Am…| Am…| E7…..| Am…| Am…| C…| Am…| E7…..| Am…| Am…| G…| Am.E7.| Am… | Am…| G…..| Am.E7.| Am… | Am…| Grandma was only ten and three An orphan lost in the woods for a week She was saved by the preacher Who’s not a man, and not a man of god Soon her womb did start to show Through a dress she made on her own That seed was sewn the preacher Who’s not a man, and not a man of god It’s been a long time Dark road and lullaby Diggin’ up the hard times So tears one day can cry Daddy came to believe his father was dead He wept with everything left unsaid Wept in confession with the preacher Who’s not a man, and not a man of god At thirty and three, Grandma did talk All about the broken grandfather clock Daddy is the son of the preacher Who’s not a man, and not a man of god It’s been a long time Dark road and lullaby Diggin’ up the hard times So tears one day can cry Grandma couldn’t quit drinking the turpentine So Daddy stood tall and dark in the pines He broke the spine of the preacher Who’s not a man, and not a man of god Now Daddy is drinking the prison water Kicking up dirt with killers and robbers But down in the hole is the preacher Who’s not a man, and not a man of god It’s been a long time Dark road and lullaby Diggin’ up the hard times So tears one day can cry Mama told me so E7…..| Am
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Down By The River Where People Gather By Kim Beggs Key C (capo 5 G shape) 1 4/1 1 4/1 4 5 4 5 1 5/4 1 5 4 5 4 4 4 1 (1) Feel like I’m walking in a battlefield In a dark and frigid winter’s deal The weather here is hot and cold Ripples through like a secret sold Down by the river where people gather Telling each other how it was Telling one another how it is Oh baby, it’s not about the shape I’m in Somebody carries an old guitar Broken string, it doesn’t matter Cause all that matters is we belong Play that old song, we can sing along Down by the river where people gather Telling each other how it was Telling one another how it is Oh baby, it’s not about the shape I’m in 1 5/4 1 5 4 5 4 4 4 1 1 Harmony splashing off a washboard Dark stars shine out of discord Not burning out in the shadows Standing up and standing out Down by the river where people gather Telling each other how it was Telling one another how it is Oh baby, it’s not about the shape I’m in Oh baby, it’s not about the shape I’m in Oh baby 4 1 1
4.
I Wanna Be A Flower By Kim Beggs and Sharon Anderson Key G Intro: 1 1 14 1 1 1 14 1 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 3m 4 1 15 1 5 5 5 5 4 1 5 1 5 5 5 5 4 1 5 1 1 (1 1) Waltzing down the dirt road that broke our younger hearts Sun is shining bright today, it’s a brand new deck of cards I wanna be with you, way before the gravestone Dance with me from time to time and I’ll sink into your bones You got asphalt power I’m just trying to get through I wanna be a flower and give myself to you You got asphalt power when you’re feeling blue I wanna be a flower and give myself to you When love is a rock in a hard place, I’m gonna whistle a tune Send it skipping across the pond just to be with you We been thru the wringer, squeezing out the aching Wake up in the morning darling, cook me eggs and bacon You got asphalt power I’m just trying to get through I wanna be a flower and give myself to you You got asphalt power when you’re feeling blue I wanna be a flower and give myself to you 5 5 5 5 4 1 5 1 5 5 5 5 4 1 5 1 1 Your life has been brutal, but you get me when I’m stuck Man you can be so funny, cracking my heart up Busting through the blacktop, a tiny little blossom Yearning for the sunshine, bursting through to got some You got asphalt power I’m just trying to get through I wanna be a flower and give myself to you You got asphalt power when you’re feeling blue I wanna be a flower and give myself to you I wanna be a flower and give myself to you (4 1 5 5 1 1)
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When She Divides the Town By Kim Beggs and Eryn Foster Key Eb 4/4 (capo 3 C shape) Intro: 6m 6m 4 4 5 5 4 4 CHORUS 6m 6m 1 1 2m 4 6m 4 5 5 VERSE 6m 6m 4 4 5 5 4 4 6m 6m 4 4 5 5 4 4 In winter she freezes up, in spring she breaks apart Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town? Twice a year for a month or more, you were stuck on the wilder side You loaded up supplies from the town side, then said good bye If you stayed at home, did you lose your job? If you worked in town, could you keep your love? On a river, anything goes they say In winter she freezes up, in spring she breaks apart Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town? When I first moved in to the little cabin, on a good tip All the lonely fellas came calling with gifts of courtship He brought morel mushrooms when he came knockin’ A feral man, he made me wild, then I moved in with him In winter she freezes up, in spring she breaks apart Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town? In November and April windows, I had to work in town on a crew Over the river our hugs and kisses blew Until the ice was thick or the ice was gone, and it was safe to cross Absence makes the heart grow fonder sometimes In winter she freezes up, in spring she breaks apart Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town? But the second winter all those days had come and gone without kisses Deep inside my bones was a heartsick missus I was the first to cross, way too soon, knives in my pockets in case I went through I walked across thin ice for him I got home safe but he did not greet me with a lover’s torch He moved me right out of his heart, out the back porch While I was working and pining, he went knockin’ Another Morel mushroom courtship of another sweet heart in the little cabin In winter she freezes up, in spring she breaks apart Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town? Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town? Am
6.
Whiskeytown 02:41
Whiskeytown By Kim Beggs Key B (capo 2, A shape ) 3/4 Intro: 1 5 4 1 | 5 4 1 1 1 5 4 1 5 4 1 1 1 5 4 1 5 4 1 1 4 1 5 1 4 1 5 1 4 1 5 1 4 1 5 1 I’m sinking at the bar, feeling sorry for my heart I’m smokin’ and lonesome again I feel your love and hurt when I wear your dirty shirt Not too sunny in places where it ends You took a job in Dawson City, just to keep from going down Cause I been going round and around the whiskey town You saw the light and cut the willow, gave away our wedding gown Cause I been going round and around the whiskey town Solo – chorus Not picking my guitar, I’m haunted by my scars Got no horses or the force to bring me home Can’t expect that you should follow down into my darkest hollow Not too sunny in places where I roam You took a job in Dawson City, just to keep from going down Cause I been going round and around the whiskey town You saw the light and cut the willow, gave away our wedding gown Cause I been going round and around the whiskey town Sweet Baby I’m around and around the whiskey town Baby I’m around and around the whiskey town
7.
Whiskeytown By Kim Beggs Key B (capo 2, A shape ) 3/4 Intro: 1 5 4 1 | 5 4 1 1 1 5 4 1 5 4 1 1 1 5 4 1 5 4 1 1 4 1 5 1 4 1 5 1 4 1 5 1 4 1 5 1 I’m sinking at the bar, feeling sorry for my heart I’m smokin’ and lonesome again I feel your love and hurt when I wear your dirty shirt Not too sunny in places where it ends You took a job in Dawson City, just to keep from going down Cause I been going round and around the whiskey town You saw the light and cut the willow, gave away our wedding gown Cause I been going round and around the whiskey town Solo – chorus Not picking my guitar, I’m haunted by my scars Got no horses or the force to bring me home Can’t expect that you should follow down into my darkest hollow Not too sunny in places where I roam You took a job in Dawson City, just to keep from going down Cause I been going round and around the whiskey town You saw the light and cut the willow, gave away our wedding gown Cause I been going round and around the whiskey town Sweet Baby I’m around and around the whiskey town Baby I’m around and around the whiskey town

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Kim Beggs delivers a heartfelt darkness in a beautiful back woods beat-driven performance. Sincere, vulnerable, clear eyed and tough, Yukon's Beggs has garnered 11 music award nominations for her various albums.
Kim has toured with Buffy Saint-Marie, Chris Jagger amongst others.

There is a palpable optimism and belief in a better tomorrow that runs through all of Beggs’ music and especially on songs like Down By the River and Steel and Wool. Each song on is like a short movie that traces the narrators’ journey to fight off darkness and move towards the light and reminds us that there is no hole so deep that you can’t pull yourself out of it.
Tasteful instrumental support from Bob Hamilton, (co-production, guitars and vocals) Andy Slade, (keyboards) Brian Kobayakawa, (bass) and Lonnie Powell (drums) bring the beautiful melodies that carry ‘Steel and Wool’ to life.

Throughout her career, Kim Beggs has always dispensed with the hip and fashionable in favour of the authentic and true. Without pretension or artifice, ‘Steel and Wool’ offers a compelling window into the world as she sees it. Tender, vulnerable and uplifting, Kim’s music gives her listeners a place to stand in unsettled times. ‘Steel and Wool’ is the most emotionally authentic music you’ll hear anywhere this year.

Kim will be performing at the Vancouver Island MusicFest (Comox)
July 8 - 10, 2022

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released April 2, 2022

production: Bob Hamilton and Kim Beggs
players: Kim Beggs, Bob Hamilton, Andy Slade,
Lonnie Powell, Brian Kobayakawa

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Kim Beggs Yukon

11 time music award nominee and ne’er a winner!

With 2018 Independent Music Award 2018; 2018 Western Canadian Music Award plus 6 more; & 3 Canadian Folk Music Awards

"Ranked #1 on my [2014 & 2011] Polaris Music Prize ballot is Kim Beggs... Focused. Universal. Canadian." says
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